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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
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foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to modify ! crit]ia =     
approval ( c]ta9 indep5d5t /udy programs
 = purposes ( ! educational assi/ance   
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,education &      
,te*nical ,skills ,opportunity ,act (   
#bjbe or ! ,,vets ,opportunity ,act (   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,treatm5t ( c]ta9 indep5d5t 
/udy programs "u educational assi/ance  
programs ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section                 
#cfhj;,a7a77#d77;,a77ii77,,iii7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z am5d$ by !  
,s5ator ,elizabe? ,dole #ba/ ,c5tury    
,vet]ans ,heal?c>e & ,b5efits           
,improvem5t ,act 7,public ,law #aah-baj2

 #ach ,/at4 #bggc771 is fur!r am5d$--   
7#a7 by ins]t+ t requires regul> &      
sub/antive int]action betwe5 /ud5ts &   
in/ructors aft] c\rse ( /udy2  7#b7 9   
item 7aa71 by /rik+ 2 or & ins]t+ a     
semicolon2  7#c7 9 item 7bb71 by /rik+ 2
 & & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#d7 by add+ at !  
end by foll[+ new item3  7cc7 an        
in/itution ( high] education1 z su* t]m 
is def9$ 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb71 t is approv$ to p>ticipate or   
p>ticipat+ 9 ! /ud5t f9ancial assi/ance 
programs au?oriz$ by title ,,iv ( t     
,act2 &  4  7b7 ,applicability ,!       
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply ) respect to a qu>t]1 seme/]1 or  
t]m1 z applicable1 t beg9s on or aft]   
,augu/ #a1 #bjbe4